Not
excess capacity but
irreducible spare capacity. This also implies that if it was unneeded excess then it should be flogged off.
Government's policy that used to be called "Selling Into Wider Markets" (IIRC) is actually a sensible idea.
True and this is what we are talking about.
and this is the rub
But charging journalists for positive publicity?
as it is entirely subjective whether this is a zero sum game or one where the journalist has a fiscal gain and the service only an incidental benefit.
Now if Ewan could come up with some fantastic business opportunity from this, such as a magazine that sells cheap tin RAF badges at £5 a pop, 75 in the set
, or some leisure cloting (sic) with '
future pilot' wings or something
then he would be in the money.
PS, I realised the typo but on second thoughts got it right first time.